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Teachers  Handbook 

Edgecombe  County  Schools 


NOTE. — 1.  Examine  register  and  all  report  blanks  at 
the  beginning  of  the  school  year,  to  understand  in  ad¬ 
vance  what  records  to  keep.  Note  especially  the  “Yearly 
Summary  of  Each  Pupil”  in  back  of  register.  This  infor¬ 
mation  is  needed  about  every  child  enrolled. 

In  the  past  many  teachers  have  had  a  great  deal  of 
trouble  at  the  end  of  the  year  to  get  their  register  and 
reports  in  proper  shape  for  filing  in  the  county  office,  * 
because  they  failed  to  familiarize  themselves  with*  the 
requirements  in  advance,  and  to  keep  the  records  as  the 
weeks  passed. 

2.  Teachers  are  especially  requested  to  familiarize 
themselves  with  the  State  Course  of  Study;  to  study 
carefully  the  text-books  they  are  to  use;  and  to  plan  their 
work  so  that  there  will  be  no  time  lost  after  school  opens. 

3.  The  engagement  of  substitutes  by  teachers,  even 
for  a  day  or  part  of  a  day,  must  be  arranged  with  the 
County  Superintendent  in  advance.  In  emergencies,  where 
substitution  is  necessary,  the  case  must  be  reported  to 
the  Superintendent  with  the  name  of  the  substitute  teach¬ 
er. 

4.  Teachers  are  requested  not  to  allow  the  school  to 
be  interrupted,  except  for  providential  reasons.  Lost 
days  must  be  made  up  at  the  end  of  the  session. 

BEFORE  SCHOOL  OPENS 

Teachers  who  spend  as  much  as  two  days  in  the  com- 


munity  will  be  paid  one  dollar  per  day  for  their  efforts, 
provided  they  make  a  satisfactory  report  to  the  County 
Superintendent.  See  Rule  5,  page  2  of  school  register. 

Identify  yourself  early  with  church,  Sunday  school, 
and  Betterment  Association,  etc. 

See  the  school  librarian  and  get  the  school  library  in 
„  good  order.  Collect  books. 

At  the  Schoolhouse. — See  that  your  school-room  is 
clean  and  neat,  with  all  .proper  supplies  and  conveniences 
at  hand,  brooms  in  particular.  Means  for  a  supply  of 
water  should  also  be  provided.  On  the  opening  day, 
children  should  go  into  a  clean,  orderly  schoolroom,  and 
get  to  work  on  schedule  time. 

Desks  should  be  firmly  fastened  to  the  floor.  If  neces¬ 
sary,  call  the  attention  of  the  committee  to  this  or  any 
other  matter  in  which  you  need  their  help. 

If  additional  desks  and  black  boards  are  needed  report 
same  to  the  Superintendent. 

The  committees  have  been  asked  to  make  all  necessary 
repairs  clean  yards  and  arrange  for  water.  If  this  has 
not  been  done  report  same  to  the  Superintendent. 

3.  Classifying  Pupils.. — Consult  last  year’s  register  for 
the  names  of  pupils.  With  this  list  the  school  can  be 
fairly  well  graded  and  a  tentative  program  can  be  made 
before  school  opens.  For  aid  refer  constantly  to  Bulletin 
VIII. 

What  to  Do:  „A11  teachers  in  one,  two,  and  three 
teacher  schools  and  the  principals  of  the  other  schools 
are  required  to  call  at  the  office  of  the  Superintendent 
prior  to  the  date  of  the  opening  of  the  school  and  confer 
with  the  Superintendent  and  procure  the  following: 

a.  Last  year’s  register. 


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b.  New  register. 

c.  Report  blanks. 

d.  School  Bulletins: 

No.  1.  How  to  Teach  Reading. 

No.  VIII.  A  Course  of  Study. 

No.  XI.  Opening  Exercises. 

The  Public  School  Law. 

State  Reading  Course  Leaflet.  * 

e.  Blank  for  teaching  schedule. 

f.  List  of  books  in  library  and  name  of  librarian. 

g.  Crayon  and  erasers,  if  needed. 

h.  School  census. 

i.  Pupils’  report  books. 

TEACHING  SCHEDULE. 

Every  teacher  is  required  to  send  to  the  Superintend¬ 
ent  by  or  before  the  end  of  the  first  month  his  or  her 
schedule  of  recitations  to  be  made  out  on  blanks  to  be 
obtained  from  the  office.  On  the  reverse  of  these  blanks 
are  found  suggestions  that  will  help  in  making  the  pro¬ 
gram. 

GRADING  AND  PROMOTIONS. 

Teachers  should  use  the  State  Course  of  Study  as  a 
guide  in  making  promotions.  Here  are  a  few  things  you 
should  never  do: 

1.  Do  not  promote  all  the  members  of  a  class  because 
there  are  a  few  pupils  in  it  who  are  ready  for  promotion. 

2.  Do  not  promote  a  pupil  because  he  is  prepared  for 
the  next  higher  grade  in  some  two  or  three  subjects. 
Promote  him  in  the  subjects  on  which  her  is  ready,  but 
keep  him  in  the  other  subjects  till  he  is  properly  prepared. 

3.  Remember  that  one  of  the  chief  reasons  why  there 
are  so  few  pupils  in  the  upper  grades  is  because  children 


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are  allowed  to  slide  along  over  their  work  in  the  lower 
grades;  when  they  reach  the  upper  grades,  they  are  un¬ 
willing  to  go  back.  They  cannot  do  the  advanced  grade 
work;  and  they  get  discouraged  and  drop  out  and  never 
return  to  school  again. 

TEXT-BOOKS. 

a  A  new  State-adoption  for  five  years  is  effective  June 
1,  1917. 

The  readers,  spellers  and  a  few  other  books  will  be 
changed. 

No  supplementary  books  may  be  used  except  with  the 
consent  of  the  Superintendent. 

Teachers  may  obtain  from  the  Superintendent’s  office 
supplementary  readers  in  sets  as  follows: 

1.  The  Progressive  Road  to  Reading,  Book  I. 

2.  The  Progressive  Road  to  Reading,  Book  II. 

3.  The  Progressive  Road  to  Reading,  Book  III. 

4.  Boy  and  Girl  Pleroes. 

5.  How  We  Are  Fed. 

6.  How  We  Are  Clothed. 

7.  Modern  English — Emerson  &  Bender,  Book  I. 

8.  Modern  English — Emerson  &  Bender,  Book  II. 

9.  Tarr  and  McMurry’s  New  Geographies — Second  Book 

These  sets  of  books  are  lent  to  teachers  for  free  use  by 
the  children.  Teachers  should  collect  damage  from  pu¬ 
pils  who  abuse  these  books. 

For  further  supplementary  material  the  attention  of 
teachers  is  called  to  the  list  of  supplementary  books 
adopted  by  the  State — new  and  old  adoptions. 

NOTE. — The  F.  A.  Owen  Pub.  Co.,  Dansville,  New 
York,  publishers  of  the  Normal  Instructor,  publish  over 

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a  hundred  little  books  at  five  cents  each.  Many  of  them 
are  excellent,  and  could  be  used  to  advantage  in  the 
grades.  Write  for  their  catalogue. 

PARENTS  SHOULD  BUY  BOOKS  FOR  THEIR 

CHILDREN. 

Many  parents  object  to  purchasing  books  for  their 
children.  Others  buy  eventually,  but  they  are  very  slow 
in  doing  so.  There  is  not  much  that  a  child  can  do  in 
school  without  books'*.  Books  do  not  cost  much,  especi¬ 
ally  when  their  value  to  the  child  is  considered.  No  farm¬ 
er  would  send  an  emfploye  to  chop  wood  without  an  axe, 
nor  to  plow  without  a  plow.  Why  expect  a  child  to  do 
much  in  school  without  the  necessary  tools?  Parents 
should  remember  that  a  few  dollars’  worth  of  books  is 
necessary,  and  the  more  prompt  the  books  are  secured 
the  better  the  child  will  get  along  in  school. 

THE  TEACHERS’  BOOKS. 

Teachers  should  have  a  copy  of  every  text-book  their 
pupils  use.  They  are  most  needed  for  the  preparation  of 
lessons.  It  is  not  professional  to  borrow  a  pupil’s  book 
“to  hear  the  lesson.”  It  is  best  for  the  teachers  to  own 
copies  of  the  text-books.  The  next  best  plan  is  for  them 
to  be  owned  by  the  school  and  kept  in  the  library  when 
not  in  service,  for  the  use  of  the  teacher.  Any  aids,  devic¬ 
es,  or  assistance  from  any  other  texts  that  the  teacher 
may  secure  are  useful  and  helpful. 

PAPER. 

It  is  recommended  that  as  far  as  practicable,  all  work 

of  pupils  be  done  on  paper  of  uniform  size.  Work  can 
be  arranged  best  on  large  sixed  sheets.  Tablets  3  x  10 


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inches  are  recommended.  Beginners  should  first  use  un¬ 
ruled  paper,  and  later  wide-spaced  paper. 

FIRST  DAY. 

1.  Exercises.  Prepare  some  general  work  for  the  ad¬ 
vanced  grades,  also  some  for  the  lower  grades,  to  be  given 
on  the  first  morning. 

We  suggest  some  work  in  addition,  subtraction,  mul¬ 
tiplication  and  division,  and  perhaps  some  problems  in  en- 
volving  fractions;  some  assignment  in  copying,  a  few 
general  questions  from  history,  geography,  etc.  These 
questions  should  be  placed  on  the  black  board.  While 
pupils  are  writing  the  answers  the  teacher  may  be  classi¬ 
fying  the  new  pupils.  The  papers  will  reveal  to  the  teach¬ 
er  something  of  the  advancement  of  the  children. 

2.  Classes.  The  teacher  should  determine  as  far  as  pos¬ 
sible  the  classes.  She  should  do  some  reviewing  and  as¬ 
sign  lessons  for  the  next  day. 

3.  Supplies.  A  few  cents  worth  of  paper  and  pencils 
for  use  the  first  day  is  a  valuable  investment. 

4.  Roll  Call:  The  first  morning  the  names  of  all  the 
children  should  be  called,  using  the  school  census.  En¬ 
quiry  for  the  absent  and  personal  messages  of  kindly  in¬ 
terest  would  doubtless  be  valuable.  The  teacher’s  field 
is  measured  by  the  census  and  not  by  the  enrollment. 

5.  Roll:  For  the  next  day  a  roll  of  the  pupils  should 
be  made  out.  Also  a  program  of  recitations  should  be 
posted. 

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6.  Before  leaving,  the  teacher  should  have  the  school 
room  put  in  good  order — floors  swept,  black  boards  clean¬ 
ed,  chalk  and  erasers  in  readiness,  etc. 


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REPORTS. 


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1.  To  Parents:  Parents  have  a  right  to  expect  reports 
of  the  progress  and  behaviour  of  their  children  at  school. 
Class  roll  book  should  be  kept,  and  a  report  sent  to  every 
parent  or  guardian  at  the  end  of  every  month.  Teachers 
are  required  to  make  these  reports  each  month  unless 
different  arrangements  are  made  with  the  Superintend¬ 
ent.  Suitable  books  are  furnished  by  the  Superintendent. 

2.  To  Superintendent:  Weekly,  monthly  and  final  re¬ 
ports  are  required.  Weekly  reports  should  be  mailed  ev¬ 
ery  Saturday.  Monthly  reports  should  be  sent  within  a 
week  from  the  end  of  the  school  month.  The  weekly  re¬ 
ports  for  children  between  the  ages  of  eight  and  twelve 
years  shall  be  made  to  the  Superintendent  and  to  the  at¬ 
tendance  officer.  Final  reports  (school  and  Betterment) 
should  be  filed  promptly  at  the  close  of  the  term.  The 
law  requires  that  the  school  register  properly  filled  out 
be  filed  with  the  Superintendent  at  the  close  of  the  ses¬ 
sion. 

3.  To  Committee:  A  copy  of  every  monthly  report 
and  of  the  final  reports  must  be  filed  with  the  secretary 
of  the  school  committee. 

4.  To  Attendance  Officer:  A  copy  of  the  special  re¬ 
port  to  the  Superintendent  for  children  between  the  ages 
of  eight  and  twelve  years  shall  be  filed  with  the  attend¬ 
ance  officer. 

COMPULSORY  ATTENDANCE. 

Teachers  will  please  read  the  Compulsory  Attendance 
Law  passed  by  the  General  Assembly  of  1913.  Note 
especially  section  6  of  this  act. 


“Teachers  Must  Co-operate;  Penalty  for  Non-Compliance. 

“Sec.  6. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  principals  and 
teachers  to  co-operate  with  the  attendance  officers  in  the 
enforcement  of  this  law.  To  this  end  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  principal  or  teacher  in  charge  in  every  school  in 
which  pupils  between  the  ages  of  eight  and  twelve  years 
are  instructed,  to  keep  an  accurate  record  of  the  attend¬ 
ance  of  such  pupils;  to  render  during  the  period  of  com¬ 
pulsory  attendance  of  each  school  term  weekly  reports  of 
same  to  the  attendance  officer  and  the  county  superin¬ 
tendent  of  public  instruction,  showing  all  absences,  ex¬ 
cused  and  unexcused,  and,  in  the  case  of  an  excused  ab¬ 
sence,  to  state  the  reason  for  which  the  pupil  was  excused. 
Upon  the  willful  or  negligent  failure  of  any  principal  or 
teacher  in  charge  of  any  school  to  comply  with  the  pro¬ 
visions  of  this  section,  the  county  superintendents  shall 
deduct  from  his  or  her  salary  for  the  current  month  the 
sum  of  five  dollars  before  approving  the  voucher  there¬ 
for.” 


CO-OPERATION  OF  PARENTS. 

Teachers  and  attendance  officers  would  do  well  to  con¬ 
fer  with  parents  and  seek  to  secure  the  regular  attend¬ 
ance  of  their  children  without  resort  to  the  law.  Teach¬ 
ers  and  attendance  officers  should  explain  to  the  people 
that  they  have  no  option.  The  State  requires  the  enforce¬ 
ment  of  the  law  during  the  compulsory  period  of  four 
months. 

CERTIFICATES  AND  CONTRACTS. 

Sections  4161  and  4163,  Public  School  Law: 

“No  person  shall  be  employed  as  a  teacher  who  does 
not  produce  a  certificate  from  the  county  superintendent 


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or  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction,  dated  with¬ 
in  the  time  prescribed  by  law  and  continuing  to  the  end 
of  the  term.”  .  .And  no  voucher  for  the  salary  of  a 

teacher  of  any  school  shall  be  signed  by  any  county  super¬ 
intendent  unless  a  copy  of  such  teacher’s  contract  has 
been  filed  with  him  as  herein  provided.  ...” 

SUMMER  SCHOOL  AND  INSTITUTE  ATTENDANCE. 

Biennial  attendance  upon  an  institute  for  ten  days  is 
required  of  all  teachers  in  North  Carolina.  Applicants 
for  position  to  teach  must  file  their  certificate  of  Institute 
attendance  with  their  contracts:  Provided,  that  in  lieu 
of  attendance  upon  an  Institute,  teachers  may  substitute 
attendance  upon  an  approved  summer  school. 

THE  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL. 

No  High  School  Subjects  Taught. 

The  law  defines  the  Elementary  School  as  the  first 
seven  grades.  Grades  from  eight  to  eleven,  inclusive, 
compose  the  High  School.  Under  the  law  no  High  School 
subjects  may  be  taught  in  any  one-teacher  school,  and 
not  in  two-teacher  schools  until  after  ample  provision  has 
been  made  for  the  Elementary  grades. 

In  fine,  High  School  instruction  given  in  an  Elemen¬ 
tary  School  would  necessarily  be  of  poor  quality,  and 
would  at  the  same  time  rob  the  Elementary  School  chil¬ 
dren  of  their  rightful  share  of  the  teacher’s  time  and  at¬ 
tention.  The  High  School  pupils  will  be  better  provided 
for  in  the  county  High  Schools. 

Under  certain  conditions — where  as  many  as  five  to 
ten  pupils  have  completed  all  of  the  work  of  the  Elemen- 


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tary  School  and  desire  instruction  in  first  year  High 
School  work,  where  a  special  tax  is  levied,  and  where  the 
work  of  the  lower  grades  has  been  amply  provided  for, 
subjects  in  eighth  grade  may,  upon  consultation  with  the 
Superintendent  and  with  his  consent,  be  introduced  into 
two-teacher  schools.  Teachers  should  carefully  observe 
this  regulation. 

PRIMARY  AND  GRAMMAR  GRADES. 

Grades  1  to  3  inclusive,  compose  the  Primary  Depart¬ 
ment,  and  Grades  4  to  7,  the  Grammar  Department. 

In  a  two-teacher  school  the  Primary  teacher  shall 
teach  the  Primary  Grades,  and  the  Grammar  grade  teach¬ 
er  shall  teach  the  Grammar  grades.  Only  with  the  con¬ 
sent  of  the  Superintendent  may  the  Primary  teacher 
teach  Grammar  grade  classes,  ,  but  if  the  Primary  grades 
are  overcrowded,  the  teacher  must  be  relieved  of  part  or 
all  of  the  third  grade. 

MISCELLANEOUS . 

1.  Lesson  Preparation:  Teachers  who  do  not  prepare 
before  hand  the  lessons  of  the  children,  will  be  unable  to 
assign  lessons  successfully  and  their  teaching  will  be 
worthless.  The  unprepared  teacher  always  does  more 
harm  than  good.  Prepare  each  day’s  lessons  carefully. 

2.  Order:  Don’t  forget  that  order  is  heaven’s  first 
law.  A  good  school  without  good  working  order  is  im¬ 
possible.  The  State  School  Law  requires  teachers  to 
maintain  proper  discipline.  Pupils  who  are  wilfully  and 
persistently  disorderly  may  be  suspended.  Teachers  who 
have  serious  trouble  with  discipline  are  asked  to  confer 
with  the  Rural  Supervisor  or  the  County  Superintendent. 


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Teachers  who  fail  seriously  in  maintaining  order  may  be 
asked  to  resign. 

3.  Seat  Work:  Teachers  are  urged  to  provide  seat 
work  for  the  pupils.  Much  more  time  is  spent  at  the 
desks  than  on  recitation.  Idleness  at  the  seats  is  a  fruit¬ 
ful  source  of  trouble.  With  no  seat  work  assignment,  the 
loss  of  time  is  very  great. 

4.  Moonlight  Schools:  The  moonlight  school  move¬ 
ment  is  worthy  of  our  earnest  co-operation  and  support. 
Plans  for  these  schools  will  be  announced  later. 

5.  Reading  Circle  for  Teachers:  Teachers  should 
keep  in  mind  the  Reading  Circle  for  Teachers.  It  is  very 
helpful.  By  all  means  take  and  read  North  Carolina 
Education.  Consult  freely  Charter’s  Teaching  the  Com¬ 
mon  Branches.  No  better  or  more  helpful  book  for  teach¬ 
ers  has  yet  been  published. 

6.  In  Classifying:  Don’t  attempt  to  carry  out  the 
“graded  school”  plan  too  closely  in  your  school.  Try  to 
fit  the  work  to  the  needs  of  each  child.  The  “graded 
plan”  is  often  an  obstacle  to  the  best  interests  of  pupils. 
Don’t  hold  pupils  back  in  one  subject  because  they  are 
backward  in  another.  As  far  as  possible  let  each  pupil 
go  forward  in  each  subject  as  fast  as  he  can  wisely  ad¬ 
vance. 

7.  Books:  Don’t  use  unauthorized  text  books  in  your 
school.  Follow  the  advice  in  your  State  Course  of  Study 
and  in  this  Handbook. 

THE  DODGE  GEOGRAPHIES. 

We  advise  the  use  of  Dodge’s  Primary  Geography  in 
the  5th  and  6th  grades.  The  Comparative  Geography 


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should  be  used  in  the  7th  grade,  not  in  the  6th.  The 
Primary  book  is  too  difficult  for  use  in  the  3rd  and  4th 
grades. 

Follow  closely  the  instructions  in  the  State  Course  of 
Study  for  work  in  geography  in  the  first  four  grades. 
Excellent  supplementary  material  is  provided  for  all  the 
grades. 


ESSENTIAL  STUDIES  IN  ENGLISH. 

Use  the  second  half  of  the  book,  beginning  on  page  223 
for  6th  grade  work.  The  grammar  as  the  basis  in  the 
first  half  of  the  book  should  be  used  for  reference  and 
taught  somewhat  incidentally. 

Complete  the  grammar  (the  first  half  of  the  book)  in 
the  7th  grade.  Do  not  attempt  too  much  with  the  sub¬ 
junctive,  participles,  infinitives,  gerunds,  etc.  This  is 
eighth  grade  work. 

ARITHMETIC. 

The  first  book  is  for  grades  3  and  4.  The  second  book 
is  for  grades  5  and  6.  The  third  book  is  for  7th  and  8th 
grades. 

In  the  7th  grade,  pupils  should  stop  at  page  247. 
Teachers  should  omit  the  following  topics:  Foreign  Mon¬ 
ey  p.  139;  Operations  With  Denominate  Numbers,  p.  147; 
Longitude  and  Time,  p.  150;  Metric  System,  p.  15  8; 
Measures  and  Equivalents,  p.  170;  Measure  of  Tempera¬ 
ture,  p.  173;  Taxes  and  Duties,  p.  211. 

EIGHTH  GRADE  STUDIES. 

Teachers  will  bear  in  mind  that  no  eighth  grade  work 
may  be  done  in  one  teacher  schools,  and  none  may  be 


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done  in  two  and  three  teacher  schools  until  the  work  of 
the  first  seven  grades  is  fully  and  amply  provided  for. 

Two  teacher  schools  must  not  exceed  the  eighth  grade. 
In  three  teacher  schools  no  work  higher  than  the  ninth 
grade  may  be  done  without  consulting  the  Superintend¬ 
ent.  ( 

We  suggest  the  following  book  list  for  the  eighth  and 
ninth  grades:  Arithmetic — complete — Milne’s  Book  III. 
Follow  arithmetic  with  algebra,  or  have  arithmetic  three 
times  per  week  and  algebra  twice. 

WORK  OF  LOWER  GRADES  TO  BE  EMPHASIZED. 

In  the  Edgecombe  County  schools,  more  than  one-half 
of  all  the  school  children,  are  in  the  Primary  Department; 
one-third  are  in  the  Grammar  Department,  and  only  7 
per  cent  are  in  the  High  School  grades.  Here  lies  the 
proof  of  the  need  to  concentrate  our  efforts  on  the  work 
of  the  Elementary  School,  and  especially  on  that  of  the 
lower  grades. 

INSTRUCTION  FREE  IN  COUNTY  HIGH  SCHOOLS. 

To  provide  for  a  better  grade  of  instruction  in  High 
School  subjects  than  could  be  had  in  the  Elementary 
Schools,  and  to  relieve  the  crowded  conditions  in  the 
Elementary  Schools,  three  County  High  Schools  have  been 
established  in  Edgecombe  County.  These  are  located  at 
Tarboro,  Battleboro  and  Macclesfield.  In  these  schools 
High  School  instruction  is  free  to  every  white  child  in 
the  county.  All  elementary  School  teachers  should  en¬ 
courage  their  pupils  of  High  School  grade  to  go  to  these 
schools. 


SANITATION  AND  HYGIENE. 

1.  Drinking  Water:  Be  careful  about  the  water  pu- 


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pils  drink.  Keep  strict  oversight  over  well  and  bucket 
or  cooler.  Encourage  the  use  of  individual  drinking  cups, 
but  do  not  allow  these  to  be  dipped  into  water  bucket. 

Any  teacher  may  have  the  water  of  the  school  well  ex¬ 
amined  at  the  State  Laboratory  of  Hygiene  free  of  charge. 
Send  to  the  Laboratory  for  mailing  case. 

2.  Mouth  Hygiene:  Neglect  in  care  of  the  teeth  is 
the  cause  of  ^  much  ill  health  and  mental  retardation. 
School  authorities  are  seeking  co-operation  with  compe¬ 
tent  dentists.  Dr.  D.  Williams  and  Dr.  G.  E.  Weeks,  the 
dentists  of  Tarboro,  have  offered  freely  their  time  and 
services  in  making  examinations  at  the  schools  and  in 
giving  lectures  on  mouth  hygiene. 

Teachers  who  wish  examinations  in  their  schools,  or 
lectures,  or  who  wish  specific  directions  for  supplement¬ 
ing  this  work,  may  communicate  with  the  Superintendent 
or  with  the  dentists  themselves. 

3.  Health  Law. 

“3441.  Children  Exposed  to  Contagious  Diseases  Not 
to  Attend  Schools.  The  school  committee  of  public 
schools  ....  shall  not  allow  any  pupil  to  attend  the  school 
under  their  control  while  any  member  of  the  household 
to  which  said  pupil  belongs  is  sick  of  either  smallpox, 
diphtheria,  measles,  scarlet  fever,  yellow  fever,  typhus 
fever,  cholera,  mumps,  whooping  cough,  itch,  or  during 
a  period  of  two  weeks  after  the  death,  recovery,  or  re¬ 
moval  of  such  sick  person;  and  any  pupil  coming  from 
such  household  shall  be  required  to  present  to  the  teach¬ 
er  of  the  school  the  pupil  desires  to  attend  a  certificate 
from  the  attending  physician,  city  health  officer,  or  coun¬ 
ty  superintendent  of  health  of  the  facts  necessary  to  en¬ 
title  him  to  admission  in  accordance  with  the  above  regu- 


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lations.  A  willful  failure  on  the  part  of  any  school  com¬ 
mittee  ...  .to  perform  the  duty  required  in  this  section 
shall  be  deemed  a  misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  shall 
subject  each  and  every  member  of  the  same  to  a  fine  of 
not  less  than  one  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars:  Pro¬ 
vided,  that  the  instructions  in  accordance  with  the  pro¬ 
visions  of  this  section  given  to  the  teachers  of  the  schools 
within  twenty-four  hours  after  the  receipt  of  each  and 
every  notice  shall  be  deemed  performance  of  duty  on  the 
part  of  the  school  committee.  Any  teacher  of  a  public 

school  . failing  to  carry  out  the  requirements  of 

this  section  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor, 
and  upon  conviction  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  one  nor 
more  than  twenty-five  dollars.’’ 

4.  Teachers  to  Advise  With  Parents:  Children  often 
go  to  school  improperly  shod.  They  should  wear  good, 
substantial,  thick-soled  shoes.  This  kind  of  shoe  costs 
no  more  than  flimsy,  thin-bottomed  shoes.  In  rainy 
weather  and  when  the  roads  are  muddy  overshoes  should 
be  worn.  Teachers  should  advise  with  parents  as  to 
their  children’s  clothing  and  health.  They  should  solicit 
co-operation  in  the  execution  of  the  health  law. 

5.  Attendance  Lessened  by  Diseases:  Every  winter  a 
number  of  schools  are  practically  broken  up  by  contagi¬ 
ous  and  noncontagious  diseases.  A  careful  observation 
of  these  directions  would  greatly  improve  the  health  of 
the  children  and  reducq  the  loss  in  attendance  upon  the 
schools. 

TEACHERS’  MEETINGS. 

Six  teachers’  meetings  are  held  during  the  year,  the 
third  Saturday  in  every  month,  beginning  with  October 


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and  ending  with  April.  The  meetings  are  held  in  the 
Court  House  building  from  noon  to  2:30  p.  m. 

Regular  attendance  upon  the  sessions  of  the  teachers’ 
meetings,  faithful  performance  of  all  work  assigned  and 
satisfactory  examination  on  the  Reading  Course,  also  at¬ 
tendance  of  Institutes  <or  Summer  Schools  biennially,  en¬ 
title  teachers  to  extension  of  first  grade  certificates  with- 
out  further  examination. 

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SCHOOL  ENTERTAINMENTS. 

Every  exercise  held  in  the  school  building  should  be  of 
such  character  as  to  build  up  high  ideals.  No  question¬ 
able  feature  should  be  permitted  at  any  kind  of  enter¬ 
tainment. 

.  \ 

The  law  requires  sixJhours  of  teaching  daily.  The  con¬ 
scientious  teacher  will  not  permit  preparation  for  enter¬ 
tainments  to  usurp  this  time. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS. 

1.  Every  teacher  Is  required  to  send  to  the  Superin¬ 
tendent  his  or  her  teaching  schedule,  made  out  on  blanks 
furnished  by  the  county  office  on  or  before  the  close  of 
the  first  month  of  school. 

V.  ■  *  iff  .  », 

2.  The  following  holiday's  are  authorized  by  the  Coun¬ 
ty  Board  of  Education,  provided  the  same  are  approved 
by  the  committee.  ' 

One  day  for  the  County  Fair.  , 

•  *  , 

*Thanksgiving  Day. 


^Friday  following  Thanksgiving  will  also  be  counted 

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a  holiday  for  teachers  who  attend  the  sessions  of  the 
Teachers’  Assembly.  But  for  teachers  who  do  not  at¬ 
tend  the  Teachers’  Assembly  it  is  not  to  be  given  as  a 
holiday. 

Monthly  reports  for  months  including  these  holidays 
will  be  for  nineteen  days  and  Weekly  reports  for  weeks 
including  them  will  be  for  four  days.  For  these  months 
teachers  will  draw  full  pay.  Lost  days  may  not  be  made 
up  on  these  holidays. 

ENDORSEMENT  AND  EXTENSION  OF  CERTIFICATES 

1.  First-grade  certificates  from  other  counties  in 
North  Carolina  and  from  other  States  may  be  endorsed 
for  Edgecombe  County  if  the  certificate  offered  for  en¬ 
dorsement  is  either  in  date  or  if  it  expired  with  the  last 
scholastic  year,  and  if  a  certificate  of  attendance  upon  a 
county  institute  or  its  equivalent  can  be  furnished. 

Edgecombe  County  teachers  may  not  secure  certificates 
in  other  counties  and  present  them  for  endorsement.  This 
is  open  only  to  teachers  who  come  from  other  counties. 
Edgecombe  teachers  must  hold  State  or  Edgecombe  Coun¬ 
ty  certificates.  Teachers  holding  first  grade  certificates 
for  the  last  scholastic  year  may  have  them  extended  if  a 
certificate  of  attendance  upon  a  county  institute  or  its 
equivalent  can  be  furnished. 

READING  COURSE  FOR  1916-17. 

The  books  for  this  course  will  be  announced  at  the 
October  teachers’  meeting. 

4t 

To  get  credit  for  this  work,  every  teacher  must  own 
copies  of  the  books,  prepare  the  lessons,  and  receive  cred¬ 
itable  marks  on  brief  written  abstracts,  filed  as  directed. 

v 

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DOMESTIC  WORK. 

V 

Last  year  a  number  of  teachers  did  some  excellent 
work  with  the  larger  girls  in  sewing  and  fancy  hand 
work.  Little  work  done  by  the  teacher  is  more  valuable. 
It  is  hoped  that  a  much  larger  group  of  teachers  will  in¬ 
terest  their  pupils  in  this  work  this  year. 

DRAWING  AND  MANUAL  ARTS. 

An  effort  is  being  made  to  emphasize  drawing  in  the 
schools.  It  may  not  be  necessary  for  each  pupil  to  own 
a  drawing  book,  but  the  teacher  will  find  a  complete  set 
very  helpful  for  her  own  use.  To  secure  good  results, 
the  following  materials  will  be  needed: 

1.  A  pencil,  with  soft  lead. 

2.  A  box  of  colored  crayons — No.  8,  Crayola. 

3.  Cream  or  gray  manila  paper,  or  “bogus”  paper. 

4.  Homemade  flour  paste. 

5.  Round-pointed  scissors  (5  or  10c  per  pair.) 

6.  Old  newspapers,  catalogues,  magazines,  and  wrap¬ 
ping  paper,  brought  from  home  by  the  children. 

'  '  '  * 

7.  Cardboard  or  dark  green  muslin'  for  mounting. 

Arrangements  have  been  made  with  the  manager  of 
the  Ten  Cent  Store  in  Tarbora  to  keep  on  hand  these 
drawing  materials  at  reasonable  prices/  Ten  or  fifteen 
cents  from  each  pupil  will  purchase  enough  drawing  ma¬ 
terial  for  the  year. 

It  is  hoped  that  many  teachers  will  take  up  some  def¬ 
inite  work  in  Manual  Arts.  With  little  or  no  equipment, 
other  than  materials  to  be  used,  weaving,  basket-making, 


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decorative  design,  hammock-making,  etc.,  may  be  under¬ 
taken.  Where  a  few  tools  can  be  obtained,  chicken  coops, 
gates,  milk  stools,  sleds,  book-cases,  basket-ball  stand¬ 
ards,  umbrella  racks,  salt  boxes,  etc.,  may  be  included  in 

the  list  of  projects. 

•  »  •  • 

The  local  Betterment  Association  may  help  to  secure 
funds  for  material  and  equipment. 

'  -  't  *  '  >v  *  . 

CLUB  WORK. 

.  '  %.v  ",  :  ;  v^-‘. 

The  County  and  State  have  employed  Miss  Effie  Vines, 
Tarboro,  N.  C.,  as  the  Edgecombe  Home  Demonstration 
Agent.  All  of  the  canning  work,  etc.,  is  in  her  charge. 

1  .  -f 

Teachers  are  urged  to  strive  to  secure  members  for  her 
clubs  and  co-operate  fully  with  her. 

Teachers  are  'reminded  of  the  Corn,  Pig  and  Poultry 
Clubs.  Mr.  Zeno  Moore,  Whitakers,  N.  C.,  is  the  County 
Farm  Demonstration  Agent;  he  will  take  pleasure  in  en¬ 
rolling  members  and  rendering  any  assistance  possible. 

S’ 

HOLBERNESS  PIG  CLUB. 

4*  *  .  .  !  >  i 

Mr.  George  A.  Holderness,  of  Tarboro,  is  very  much 
interested  in  stock-raising,  and  he  is  anxious  to  interest 
others  in  this  important  occupation.  He  offers  to  assist 

the  Pig  Club  members  in  the  following  way: 

-  ...  . 

1.  Furnish  bred  sows  to  members  of  the  Pig  Club  up 
to  twenty-five. 

2.  Each  boy  Securing  one  of  these  sows  to  give  his 
personal  note  with  interest  at  six  per  cent.  Note  payable 
in  1917  in  money  or  in  pigs  at  market  prices. 

3.  Sows  to  be  selected  by  the  County  and  Pig  Club 
agents,  and  a  fair  price  set. 

V  '•*. 


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7  .  ...  '  •  .  > 

4.  In  case  sow  proves  to  be  a  non-breeder,  she  may 
be  returned  and  note  cancelled,  or  another  sow  taken. 

5.  If  sow  dies  before  litter  is  farrowed,  due  to  causes 
other  than  neglect  by  members,  the  note  will  be  cancelled 
by  Mr.  Holderness. 

6.  Before  sow  is  taken,  the  member  must  have  graz¬ 
ing  crops  planted  and  arrangements  made  with  parent 
for  land  for  a  succession  of  crops  as  decided  by  county 
agent.  Parent  must  agree  to  allow  instructions  of  county 
agents  to  be  carried  out. 

7.  Pig  Club  members  must  keep  record  of  the  work 

and  make  report.  Must  show  pigs  at  Edgecombe  Fair. 
Boy  showing  most  profits  and  best  all-round ‘results,  gets 
his  sow  free.  ../• 

The  boys  who  get  pigs  under  this  agreement  will  form 
an  organization  known  as  the  Holderness  Pig  Club,  in 
which  Mr.  Holderness  will  take  a  deep  personal  interest. 

COUNTY  COMMENCEMENT. 

Definite  plans  regarding  the  County  Commencement  to 
be  held  in  Tarboro  about  the  first  of  May  will  be  an¬ 
nounced  in  due  time. 

*  «*\  v  ' .  •  - 

SEVENTH  GRADE  EXAMINATIONS. 

Two  examinations  will  be  given  to  the  seventh  grade 

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pupils  annually — one  in  the  fall  and  the  other  in  the 
spring.  The  first  is  to  determine  the -fitness  of  pupils  to 
complete,  during  the  term,  the  prescribed  work  for  the 
seventh  grade  as  outlined  in  the  State  Course  of  Study. 
The  Fall  examination  passed,  pupils  will  be  entitled  to 
take  the  full  seventh  grade  examination  in  the  spring. 

Those  who  fail  to  pass  the  Fall  examination  will  be 


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entitled  to  take  in  the  spring  the  first  half  of  the  final 
seventh  grade  examination.  The  following  year  they  will 
be  excused  from  the  Fall  examination  but  will  take  the 
entire  seventh  grade  exmination  in  the  spring. 

Pupils  who  have  successfully  passed  the  required  ex¬ 
aminations  will  receive  diplomas  at  county  commence¬ 
ment.  These  diplomas  are  accepted  by  the  county  high 
schools  in  lieu  of  examination. 

v  V  /  •  » 

^  PRIZE  IN  COMPOSITION. 

Row,  Peterson  and  Company.  Chicago,  Ill.,  have  offer¬ 
ed  a  very  attractive  gold  pin  as  a  prize  for  the  best  com¬ 
position  work  done  this  year  by  any  pupil  in  our  county 
schools.  The  only  condition  imposed  by  the  publishing 
company  is  that  the  composition  work  shall  be  based  on 
Robbins  and^  Rowe’s  Essential  Studies  in  English,  II. 
This  is  the  book  adopted  for  use  in  the  seventh  grade. 
Teachers  who  have  pupils  wishing  to  enter  this  contest 
may  get  further  particulars  from  the  Superintendent. 
The  prize  will  be  awarded  at  the  county  commencement. 

SCHOOL  EXHIBITS  AND  FAIRS. 

•"  .  V  'n- 

■  ■  ■••'W  >  1 

Most  creditable  exhibits  were  made  last  year  at  the 
close  of  some  of  our  schools.  In  the  main  these  consisted 
of  drawing,  map  drawing,  written  work  in  spelling,  arith¬ 
metic,  history,  composition,  in  cooking  and  sewing.  Such 
exhibits  are  far  more-valuable  than  the  ordinary  “com- 
mencemept”  exercises,  apd  catch  the  interest  of  the  par¬ 
ents.  They  are  indicative  of  progressive  teachers. 

Community  Fairs  are  most  excellent  entertainments. 
These  fairs  have  proved  most  successful  in  a  number  of 
places  in  the  county.  The  premiums,  usually  from  20  to 
50  cents  in  value,  are  given  by  interested  persons  mei- 

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chants,  dealers  and  manufacturers.  The  exhibits  consist 
of  such  things  as  best  stalk  cotton,  best  five  ears  of  corn, 
best  tobacco  wrappers,  best  five  tomatoes,  best  quart 
green  beans,  best  loaf  bread,  best  display  of  vegetables 
and  canned  fruits,  best  hand  embroidery,  best  quilt,  best 
doll  dress,  etc.,  etc. 

SCHOOL  BETTERMENT  ASSOCIATION. 

The  School  Betterment  Association  and  the  School 
Farm  are  the  most  successful  institutions  whereby  the 
school  and  the  community  have  been  brought  into  sym¬ 
pathetic  and  co-operative  alliance. 

The  School  Betterment  Association  is  composed  of  the 
men  and  women  and  youth  of  the  community  organized 
for  the  purpose  of  meeting  at  the  schoolhouse  with  the 
teachers;  on  the  one  hand  to  become  acquainted  with  the 
life  and  needs  of  the  school;  on  the  other,  to  draw  the 
entire  community  into  a  closer  and  more  vital  relation¬ 
ship  with  the  school.  In  this  way  the  status  of  the  teach¬ 
er  and  the  school  has  received  greater  security  and  digni¬ 
ty,  and  the  needs  of  the  school,  not  met  by  a  limited 
school  fund,  have  been  supplied, — from  crayon,  black¬ 
boards,  and  maps,  to  increase  of  salary  for  teachers, 
lengthening  of  school  term,  and  the  erection  of  new 
buildings. 

* 

THE  SCHOOL  FARM. 

The  School  Farm  has  gone  hand  in  hand  with  the  Bet¬ 
terment  Association  in  the  services  just  enumerated. 

In  no  single  way  can  teachers  render  larger  service  in 
their  communities  than  by  getting  the  people  together 
and  organizing  a  school  farm  and  a  School  Betterment 


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Association.  For  aid  in  this  work  consult  U.  S.  Bureau 
Bulletin,  1912,  No.  28. 

COMMUNITY  WORK. 

The  teacher  should  become  thoroughly  identified  with 
the  highest  interests  of  the  community,  and  should  strive 
to  organize  the  community  into  a  “social  center”  for  the 
purpose  of  social,  recreational,  and  intellectual  benefits. 

;  V,  *  ; 

A  few  suggested  programs  are  given  below,  details  of 
which  may  be  secured  from  the  Superintendent’s  office: 

Special  Day  Programs. 

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Hallowe’en  Social,  Oct.  31. 

Community  Service  Week,  Dec.  3,  4,  and  5. 

Lee’s  Birthday,  Feb.  18. 

Washington’s  Birthday,  Feb.  22. 

Spring  Arbor  and  Bird  Day,  March  26. 

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Farm  Program. 

Farmers’  Evening. 

Peanut  Evening. 

Poultry  Evening. 

Corn  Evening. 

Rural  Health  Evening. 

Good  Roads  Evening. 

Miscellaneous  Programs. 

Ye  Old  Time  School  Days'. 

Spelling  Bee. 

Local  History  Evening. 


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Music  Evening. 

Indian  Evening. 

North  Carolina’s  Natural  Resources. 

Debating  Society. 

SPEECHES  AND  LECTURES. 

Teachers  wishing  addresses,  etc.,  in  their  schools  are 
referred  to  the  public  spirited  citizens  of  our  county,  a 
number  of  whom  make  good  addresses  and  are  glad  to 
help  the  schools. 

Good  speakers  may  be  had  from  the  State  University, 
Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.;  A.  and  M.  College,  the  State  Depart¬ 
ment  of  Education,  Department  of  Agriculture,  Raleigh, 
N.  C.;  and  from  East  Carolina  Teachers’  Training  School, 
Greenville,  N.  C. 

PUPILS’  READING  CIRCLE. 

The  purpose  of  the  Pupil’s  Reading  Circle  is  to  secure 
the  careful  reading  of  a  number  of  good  books  at  an  age 
when  the  taste  and  habits  of  the  children  are  forming. 
Teachers  and  school  officials  should  co-operate  to  sub¬ 
stitute  good  reading  matter  for  the  trashy  and  vicious 
matter  which  too  often  falls  into  the  hands  of  the  boy  and 
girl  whose  reading  receives  no  direction.  The  only  way 
to  create  a  taste  for  good  literature  is  to  see  to  it  that 
books  of  the  right  kind  are  placed  in  the  hands  of  the 
children. 

To  this  extent  there  will  be  given  at  the  next  county 
commencement  a  certificate  to  every  pupil  who  satisfies 
his  teacher  that  he  has  read  six  (6)  books  in  this  year’s 
reading  course.  The  teacher  must  give  some  form  of  oral 


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or  written  test  to  each  child  so  as  to  determine  whether 
or  not  he  has  read  the  book  intelligently. 

Teachers  may  secure  the  interest  of  the  children  by 
talking  about  some  character  in  a  book  which  they  may 
get  from  the  library,  or  by  telling  some  interesting  part 

of  the  story. 

Once  each  month  take  the  language  period  and  test 
the  reading  by  oral  or  written  exercises.  Do  not  give  new 
book  until  old  one  is  passed. 

Make  an  effort  to  enroll  the  pupils  soon  after  school 
opens  and  send  a  list  of  names  to  the  Superintendent. 
Pupils  who  expect  to  graduate  this  year  must  join  the 
Reading  Circle. 

LIST  OF  BOOKS — PUPILS’  READING  CIRCLE. 

Primary  Grades. 

Grimm’s  Fairy  Stories — Claxton. 

Anderson’s  Fairy  Tales. 

Uncle  Remus’  Stories — Harris. 

Hiawatha  Primer — Holbrook. 

Big  People  and  Little  People,  etc. — Shaw. 

Mother  Goose — Welsh. 

Book  of  Nature  Myths — Holbrook. 

Fables  and  Folk  Stories — Scudder. 

Classic  Stories  for  Little  Ones — McMurry. 

Fifty  Famous  Stories  Retold — Baldwin. 

Stories  Mother  Nature  Told  Her  Children — Andrews. 
Old  Stories  of  the  East — Baldwin. 

Old  Greek  Stories — Baldwin. 

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Aunt  Martha’s  Corner  Cupboard — Kirby. 

Blue  Fairy  Book — Lang. 

Little  Lame  Prince — Mulock. 

Adventures  of  a  Brownie — Mulock. 

Seven  Little  Sisters — Andrews. 

Bow-wow  and  Mew-mew — Craik. 

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Grammar  Grades. 

Robinson  Crusoe — Defoe.  .  f 

Little  Men — Alcott. 

Little  Women — Alcott. 

Hans  Brinker — Dodge. 

Life  of  Washington — Scudder. 

Two  Little  Confederates — Page. 

With  Wolfe  in  Canada — Henty. 

With  Lee  in  Virginia — Henty. 

Four  American  Naval  Heroes — Bebee. 

Last  of  the  Mohicans — Cooper. 

Bonnie  Prince  Charlie — Henty. 

Ivanhoe — Scott. 

John  Halifax — Mulock. 

Heroes  and  Martyrs  of  Invention — Towle. 
Carpenter’s  Geographical  Readers. 

The  Iliad  and  the  Odyssey — Church’s  Translation. 
Story  of  the  Greeks — Guerber. 

Story  of  the  Romans — Guerber. 

Gods  and  Heroes — Francillon. 

Wonder  Book — Hawthorne. 

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Great  Stone  Face — Hawthorne. 
Hiawatha — Longfellow. 
Evangeline — Longfellow. 
Snowbound — Whittier. 


Rip  Tan  Winkle — Irving. 

Stories  from  English  History — Warren. 

Story  of  Cotton — Brooks. 

Makers  of  North  Carolina  History — Connor. 

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High  School  Grades. 


Tale  of  Two  Cities — Dickens. 

Last  Days  of  Pompeii — Lytton. 
Scottish  Chiefs — Porter. 

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Tales  from  Shakespeare — Lamb. 
Franklin’s  Autobiography. 

Christmas  Carol — Dickens. 

Lady  of  the  Lake — Scott. 

Silas  Marner— Eliot. 

Idylls  of  the  King— Tennyson. 

House  of  Seven  Gables — Hawthorne. 
Poe’s  Poems  and  l^ales. 

David  Cppperfield* — Dickens. 

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Henry  Esmond— Thackery. 

Burns’  Selected  Poems. 

Tennysori’s  Selected  Poems. 
Longfellow’s  Selected  Poems. 
Lowell’s  Vision  of  Sir  Lannfal. 

Vicar  of  Wakefield — Goldsmith. 
Quentin  Durward — Scott. 


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If  these  books  are  not  available,  teachers  are  asked  to 
consult  with  the  Superintendent  in  regard  to  the  selec¬ 


tion  of  substitutes. 


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GOVERNMENT  PUBLICATIONS  AND  MAPS. 

* 

No  free  material  contains  so  much  assistance  for  coun¬ 
try  teachers  as  government  publications.  Write  to  your 
Congressman  Hon.  Claude  Kitchen,  M.  C.  Washington, 
D.  C.,  or  to  Hon.  F.  M.  Simmons,  U.  S.  Senate,  Washing¬ 
ton,  D.  C.,  for  seeds,  also  for  government  publications  on 
any  subject  in  which  you  may  be  interested.  If  you  have 
no  good  map  of  our  country,  ask  for  a  large  map  of  the 
United  States.  This  map  is  free  and  is  a  most  excellent 
one. 

If  you  do  not  receive  the  bulletins  of  the  State  Board 
of  Health,  write  to  Dr.  W.  S.  Rapkin,  Raleigh,  N.  C.,  re¬ 
questing  him  to  send  you  regularly  the  State  Health  Bul¬ 
letin.  A  good  map  of  North  Carolina  may  be  had  free 
from  the  N.  C.  Corporation  Commission,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 

The  University  News  Letter  should  reach  you  regular¬ 
ly.  Write  to  E.  R.  Rankin,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.,  requesting 
your  name  to  be  placed  on  mailing  list. 

Write  the  following  companies  for  their  catalogues: 
Milton  Bradley  Co.,  Atlanta,  Ga.;  A.  Flanagan  Co.,  Chi¬ 
cago,  Ill.;  The  Prang  Educational  Co.,  New  York. 

For  a  good  map  of  Edgecombe  County,  see  or  write  to 
Mr.  Hyman  H.  Phillips,  Tarboro,  N.  C. 

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The  Bureau  of  Extension  of  the  University  of  North 
Carolina  offers  to  the  people  of  the  State: 


1 .  General  Information : 

Concerning  books,  essays,  readings,  study  outlines,  and 


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subjects  of  general  interest.  Literature  will  be  loaned 
from  the  Library  upon  the  payment  of  transportation 
charges  each  way. 

2 .  Instruction  by  Lectures : 

* 

Lectures  of  a  popular  or  technical  nature  and  addresses 
for  commencement  or  other  special  occasions  will  be  fur¬ 
nished  any  community  which  will  pay  the  traveling  ex¬ 
penses  of  the  lecturer. 

3.  Guidance  in  Debate  and  Declamation: 

Through  th^High  School  Debating  Union,  special  bulle¬ 
tins  and  handbooks,  and  material  loaned  from  the  Libra¬ 
ry. 

5 .  Circulating  Libraries : 

By  paying  transportation  charges,  schools  may  secure  a 
loan  of  a  well-selected  library.  Write  to  Miss  Minnie  W. 
Leatherman,  Raleigh,  N.  C.,  or  for  further  information, 
address:  The  Bureau  of  Extension,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 

THE  STANDARD  TEACHER. 

In  order  to  stimulate  the  work  of  improvement  along 
educational  lines,  there  must  be  set  up  some  standard  of 
efficiency  for  the  teachers  of  the  county.  To  meet  the 
requirements,  the  teacher  must: 

1.  Be  a  member  of  the  County  Teachers’  Association. 

2.  Be  an  active  member  of  the  Teachers’  Reading 
Circle. 

3.  Have  desk  copies  of  the  text-books  which  she  is  re¬ 
quired  to  teach. 

4.  Own  and  use  the  Outline  Course  of  Study,  and,  if 


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a  primary  teacher,  the  bulletin  “How  to  Teach  Reading.” 

5.  Make  out  daily  schedule  and  follow  it. 

6.  Read  one  or  more  educational  journals. 

7.  Visit  patrons  of  the  school. 

8.  Hold  Parents’  Meetings,  debates,  spelling  matches, 
entertainments,  community  meetings,  etc. 

9.  Raise  some  funds  for  school  improvement. 

10.  Organize  Pupils’  Reading  Circles. 

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11.  Enroll  Corn  Club  boys  or  Domestic  Science  girls 
whenever  possible. 

12.  Make  reports  to  parents  as  to  conditions  of  teeth, 
eyes,  ears,  and  general  health  of  children. 

13.  Have  an  exhibit  of  school  work  at  commencement. 

Teachers  who  comply  with  the  above  requirements  as 
best  they  can  will  be  entitled  to  promotion  in  position 
and  salary,  and  the  Superintendent  pledges  himself  to  do 
all  he  can  for  the  advancement  of  such  teachers. 

NORTH  CAROLINA  TEACHERS  READING  CIRCLE, 

1916-1917 


Public  School  Education  in  North  Carolina — Edgar 
W.  Knight,  professor  of  education  in  Trinity  College, 
North  Carolina. 

1.  How  to  Teach  the  Fundamental  Subjects — Kendall 
&  Mirick. 


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2.  Language  Work  in  Elementary  Schools — Leiper. 

3.  The  Brown  Mouse — Herbert  Quick. 

4.  North  Carolina  Education  (In  clubs  of  10  or  more, 
.60  per  year). 

READING  CIRCLE  BOOKS  OF  1915-1916. 

1.  Teaching  the  Common  Branches  (Charters)  .  .  .  .$1.20 

2.  Geographic  Influences  in  American  History 


(Brigham)  .  1.00 

3.  The  Teaching  of  Geography  in  the  Elementary 

Schools  (Dodge  and  Kirckwey) . 90 

4.  How  to  Tell  Stories  to  Children  (Bryant) . 95 

5.  Stories  to  Tell  to  Children  (Bryant) . 95 


6.  Bulletins:  (1)  How  to  Teach  Reading;  (8)  Outline 
Course  of  Study;  (23)  How  to  Teach  Spelling; 
(11)  Opening  Exercises.  Furnished  free  by  the 
State  Department  of  Education. 

Note. — All  the  books  on  the  Reading  Circle  list  can 
be  obtained  from  Alfred  Williams  &  Co.,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 

Teachers  who  complete  the  reading  course  will  re¬ 
ceive  the  following  certificate: 

CERTIFICATE  OF  CREDIT,  1916-1917 

This  certifies  that . 

of . County,  North  Carolina,  has 

given  satisfactory  evidence  of  having  completed  the  work 


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of  the  North  Carolina  Teachers’  Reading  Circle  for  the 
current  school  year. 


County  Superintendent. 

Date . 

Four  of  these  certificates  entitles  a  teacher  to  a  diplo¬ 
ma  issued  by  the  State  Department  of  Education. 

A  Request — If  you  are  a  teacher  and  have  not  read 
Charters’  Teaching  the  Common  Branches,  by  all  means 
get  it  and  read  it.  For  teachers,  no  more  helpful  book 
has  ever  been  written. 


This  BOOK  may  be  kept  out  TWO  WEEKS 

ONLY,  and  is  subject  to  a  fine  of  FIVE 

CENTS  a  day  thereafter.  It  was  taken  out  on 

the  day  indicated  below: 

Lib.  lOM-Je  ’36 

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